Mr. Wrestling II was a convicted sex offender

[Joe Neglia]

I hesitated mentioning this in the RIP thread. It was something I myself did not learn of until a couple of days after he passed, but I feel it should be known. From Greg Oliver's write-up after his death:

On August 8, 1953, Walker was one of nine suspects arrested in connection to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Hawaii, at Sandy Beach. Walker was 18 at the time, and worked at a service station in Waikiki. According to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, Walker’s disposition was July 27, 1955, and for the rest of his life he was a registered sex offender wherever he lived.

www.newspapers.com/clip/19212498/mr-wrestling-ii-johnny-walker-rape/

[Muskrat]

I had heard some allusions to a gang rape, but thought that he wasn't charged or something. Never really did hear much about it


EDIT: It was after his passing I heard as well, and did check the thread to see if it came up but also didn't wanna be the cat who said something

[chazraps]

Oh my god I had no idea